1972 United States presidential election in Michigan
Results

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
-
Republican
Richard Nixon (inc.)
1,961,721
56.20%
-
Democratic
George McGovern
1,459,435
41.81%
-
American Independent
John G. Schmitz
63,321
1.81%
-
Socialist Labor
Louis Fisher
2,437
0.07%
-
Socialist Workers
Linda Jenness
1,603
0.05%
-
Communist
Gus Hall
1,210
0.03%
-
Write-in
-
598
0.02%
Total votes
Total votes
Total votes
3,490,325
100%

Question: How much of the vote did the top 2 candidates receive?
Answer: Incumbent President Richard Nixon (R), received 56.20% of the vote, while George McGovern (D) received 41.81% of the vote.